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New Delhi:Â The Pakistani government granted special permission to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and 14 other members of his family, to hunt an internationally endangered migratory bird.
According to reports, the prince and his delegation landed in the country Tuesday and will be hunting houbara bustards in the Sindh district.
The houbara bustards, also known as Asian houbara, are listed as a rare and vulnerable species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and have a global population ranging between 50,000 to 1,00,000. The bird’s meat is also considered an aphrodisiac.
This special permission is being viewed as âsoft diplomacyâ between the Arab world and Pakistan.